Participate in the development of standards

Standards development benefits from the systematic participation of a wide cross-section of society who represent different interests and areas of expertise such as SMEs, trade unions, consumer or environmental organizations.

The EU Regulation 1025/2012 on European Standardization requires European standardization bodies to facilitate access of societal stakeholders in the standardization process. Organizations representing social and environmental sustainability interests are therefore encouraged to participate actively in the standards development process both at European and national level.

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The European Environmental Citizens’ Organisation for Standardisation (ECOS): ECOS engages with the European Standardization Organizations (CEN and CENELEC and ETSI), providing input into European standards. ECOS is recognized by the European Commission and invite collaboration with European and national stakeholders to advance societal and environmental interest representation in standardization.